The Japan-funded Neak Loeung Bridge or Tsubasa Bridge was inaugurated here this morning under the presidency of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and representative of the Japanese government.

Located in Kandal province about 60 kilometers from Phnom Penh capital through National Road (NR) No. 1, the construction of the bridge of 2,215 meters long and its approach road with the length of 3,100 meters cost some 119.4 million Japanese Yen, equivalent to US$127 million. Continue reading →

Posted onMarch 18, 2015|Comments Off on PM: The Two Election-Related Proposed Laws To Be Approved by NA

Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, expressed his optimism that the two proposed laws related to election reform will be approved by the National Assembly (NA).

Tomorrow, the NA will endorse the two proposed laws agreed by the two parties – the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), underlined Samdech Techo Hun Sen while presiding over this morning the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of National Road No. 58 in Banteay Meanchey province. Continue reading →

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Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation H.E. Hor Namhong held talks here this morning with visiting Mr. David McKean, Director of Policy Planning at the U.S. Department of State.

The talks touched on the progress of the diplomatic ties and the visit exchange between the two countries, particularly the upcoming visits of the U.S. First Lady H.E. Mrs. Michelle Obama, planned on Mar. 20-22 and of H.E. Ms. Nancy Pelosi, Minority Leader of the U.S. House of Representatives, scheduled on Mar. 30, H.E. Koy Kuong, Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, told reporters. Continue reading →

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Cambodian and Turkish top diplomats this morning condemned the Islamic State militant group, formerly known as ISIS, and supported the eradication of ISIS from the world.

Speaking at a joint press conference held here at the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFA-IC) after their bilateral talks, H.E. Hor Namhong, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of MFA-IC, and visiting H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Turkey, shared the same idea that ISIS is a very brutal organization and it does not represent Islam. Continue reading →

Posted onMarch 16, 2015|Comments Off on Japan To Provide 19,200 Million Yen in Concessional Loan to Cambodia

The Government of Japan has pledged to provide some 19,200 Million Yen, or more than US$158 million, in concessional loan to Cambodia for the construction of a portion of National Road No. 5.

The pledge was made by H.E. Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, during a working luncheon organized on Mar. 15 in honor of Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen and his accompanied members, on the sidelines of the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture, Japan, according to the National Television of Cambodia (TVK)’s report. Continue reading →

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Posted onMarch 13, 2015|Comments Off on Cambodian PM Leaves for World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in Japan

A high-ranking Cambodian delegation led by its Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen departed here this morning for Japan to attend the Third United Nations World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction to be held from Mar. 14 to 18, 2015 in Sendai.

The delegation was seen off at Phnom Penh International Airport by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior H.E. Sar Kheng and many other senior government official as well as Japanese Ambassador to Cambodia H.E. Kumamaru Yuji. Continue reading →

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On the occasion, H.E. U Cho Htun Aung said it was a great honor for him to fulfill his diplomatic mission in Cambodia whose religion, custom, and tradition are quite similar to Myanmar, H.E. Eang Sophalleth, Assistant to the Cambodian premier, told reporters after the meeting. Continue reading →

Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen has called for attention to the management of all health practitioners throughout the country.

The mass HIV/AIDS infection in Roka Commune, Sangker district, Battambang, a northwestern province of Cambodia, is an important experience of medical practitioner management in the country, said the Cambodian premier while presiding over the closing ceremony of the 36th Health Conference in Phnom Penh. Continue reading →

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Addressing to a graduation ceremony of the Royal School of Administration held here this morning, Samdech Techo Hun Sen said we cannot leave a country, an institution, a mechanism in a state of stagnation. Continue reading →

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